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perverse

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Adjective

  1. Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.
  2. Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted.
  3. Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable.
  4. Wayward; vexing; contrary.
  5. Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.

Noun

  1. A chiral opposite of something; a mirror image with opposite handedness.

Verb

  1. To pervert.

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